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Why is it tutte le tigri instead of just tutte tigri?
In Italian, when you use a form of tutto to mean all of a specific group, you must include the definite article right after it. Therefore, you always say tutte le (all the) before the noun. Wait, tigri ends in -i. Why does it take the feminine words tutte and le?
The singular noun is la tigre (the tiger). In Italian, nouns that end in -e in the singular change their ending to -i in the plural, regardless of whether they are masculine or feminine. Since tigre is a feminine noun, its plural tigri requires the feminine plural modifiers tutte and le. Why does the adjective feroci end in -i if it's describing a feminine noun?
The singular adjective is feroce (fierce). Adjectives that end in -e in the singular form their plural by changing to -i, for both masculine and feminine nouns alike. Since tigri is plural, the adjective becomes feroci. Do I have to include Noi at the beginning of the sentence?
No, it is completely optional. The verb osserviamo already means we observe because of its -iamo ending. Including noi simply adds a bit of emphasis, as if pointing out that we are the ones doing the observing. Learn Noi osserviamo tutte le tigri feroci and more in Italian
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